I think my point was -- back in the day it was more accepted. Today there's a stigma attached to using escorts. Old guys I've met still talk fondly of going to Pauline's (is that the right name?) over in west 50s during the the 1940s in groups of a half dozen or more.
Hey, how would I know what that bordello was called? :-)
I hear you, though. I think it was more accepted, especially out west as you noted. In fact, its still more accepted out west (I live in Las Vegas, nuff said).
I like to talk with old timers too and they have a matter-of-fact approach to the issue, so you are right in that regard.